Tag Archives: Fountains of Wayne
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REWIND: “Louie Louie” and other songs that keep our editor going
The Kingsmen do “Louie Louie.” The good news is that, after two consecutive weeks where I had to do tribute columns to musicians who had died, as of the moment I’m writing this I don’t have to do a third. That’s good, because we don’t need another run like…
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In Memoriam: Eddie Van Halen and 24 other artists we lost in 2020
Row 1: Neil Peart, Riley Gale, Martin Birch, Peter Green, Lee Kerslake. Row 2: Ken Hensley, Pete Way, McCoy Tyner, Billy Joe Shaver and Bill Withers. Row 3: Little Richard, Eddie Van Halen, Ennio Morricone, Andy Gill and John Prine. Row 4: Florian Schneider, Fredderick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, Adam Schlesinger, Bones Hillman and…
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Guest column: Longtime Fountains of Wayne publicist Ken Weinstein remembers Adam Schlesinger
Editor’s note: Publicist Ken Weinstein shared this message with his friends last week, and has granted permission for RIFF to share it publicly. Adam Schlesinger passed away last week of complications from COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus. He was 52. I can’t believe I’m sitting here again thinking…
